College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

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UAlbany Chemists Develop Color-Changing Test for Rapid Salmonella Detection
UAlbany researchers have developed a new method for fast-acting salmonella detection. The test employs a paper strip that changes color in the presence of the bacterial genome, enabling quick, easy and inexpensive screening for salmonella in food products.
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UAlbany Launches Major and Graduate Program in Game Design and Development
Student gamers at the University at Albany have two new academic programs to help turn their passion into a career.
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UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List
More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
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UAlbany, IBM Announce New Artificial Intelligence Research Projects
The projects are the first five funded through the Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems (CEAIS), a $20 million UAlbany-IBM research collaboration announced last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul that included the installation of state-of-the-art prototype IBM AI hardware at UAlbany.
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Q&A: Designing and Building UAlbany's AI Supercomputer
The University’s new AI supercomputer wouldn’t be possible without the complex IT infrastructure that supports it. That infrastructure is built and maintained by UAlbany’s Information Technology Services overseen by Chief Information Officer Brian Heaton.
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UAlbany Students Lead SUNY Student Assembly
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the State University of New York’s Student Assembly (SUNY SA), a group of representative students who advocate for the interests of their campuses.
UAlbany R&E Week panelists discuss the state of AI in the Capital Region during R&E Week in October, 2024 at ETEC.
R&E Week Highlights AI, Innovation and Creative Works
UAlbany's second annual Research and Entrepreneurship Week brought together scholars from throughout New York and beyond to put the spotlight on the explosive growth of artificial intelligence in the Capital Region, along with highlighting the substantial scholarly work of UAlbany researchers and inventors.